Our ski mountaineering had come to an abrupt halt when Mark when back to work the first of May. I reached out to all my ski partners, but to my dismay they all had jobs and were busy at work. I took the time to myself to get back on the mountain bike and make READ MORE
Month: June 2023
Steep and Rocky: Skiing Mt Arkansas
In what was shaping up to be one of our best ski mountaineering seasons yet, Mark and I were excited to see another day of stable conditions before he started work for the summer season. We had enjoyed a great two weeks off together and were glad that we would be able to end it READ MORE
X Rated on Sayers Benchmark
After a few days of skiing the storm snow at the resort, Mark and I decided to venture into the backcountry to see if we could find a safe objective to ski in the stabilizing snow conditions. We looked towards independence pass where it had snowed less over the previous few days and we had READ MORE
Decision Making and Powder Skiing
After staying the night in Durango with a friend, Mark and I headed north hoping to ski one of the many incredible lines the San Juans has to offer. We got in touch with a friend who lives in Silverton and set our sights on the “Turkey chute”: a locally popular ski line up Arrastra READ MORE
Springtime Skiing in the Desert
Mount Tukuhnikivatz and Lil Tuk While the Colorado snowpack remained questionable amidst an unstable weather pattern, the La Sals in Utah boasted great conditions and classic ski lines. One of our close friends was heading out to Moab to spend the weekend mountain biking, so Mark and I decided it would be a perfect opportunity READ MORE
Back in the boat in Taos, NM
While we were hardly ready to put away our skis, Mark and I were excited to hop in the kayaks for a brief break from the snow and make it back down to Taos for some boating. We met our friend Sam for two days of kayaking on the Rio Grande. While Sam had made READ MORE
A Look Back at the Pearl Couloir
All of the photos in this post were taken by Parker Yost When Mark and I got done with the Colorado Trail last spring, we were looking forward to spending some time with our friends who we hadn’t gotten to see much over the previous month. Mark had been back to work in Aspen for READ MORE
The Swan Dive: Mount Guyot
Mark and I decided to rally for a quick ski on our way to Denver as we kicked off our time off together. Guyot is an accessible peak outside of Breckenridge that is a popular ski due to its visibility from many local ski areas. The Swan Dive couloir curls off the North face of READ MORE